Western analysts react to Egyptian president's speech with skepticism but hope WASHINGTON – It’s been four weeks since Egyptian President Abdel al-Fattah delivered his fiery speech to Islamic clerics at Al-Azhar University calling for a “revolution” in the faith to change its reputation as a violent religion at war with the world. What’s been the reaction in the Muslim world since? Deafening silence. A request by WND for reaction from Muslim organizations in the United States, including the Islamic Society of North America and the Muslim Student Association, was met with nearly total silence. In the case of the Council... Continue reading

�The State Department hosted a�delegation of Muslim Brotherhood-aligned leaders this week for a meeting about their ongoing efforts to oppose the current government of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi of Egypt, who rose to power following the overthrow of Mohamed Morsi, an ally of the Brotherhood, in 2013. I am outraged; it seems that Washington does not see anything wrong with siding with and hosting the Muslim Brotherhood, which is the cause of all the anxiety occurring in Egypt today. Quite baffling. One member of the delegation, a Brotherhood-aligned judge in Egypt, posed for a picture while at Foggy Bottom in... Continue reading

Working with a variety of people from all walks of life has given me some insight into the process of success.� Regardless of our background, skills, experience, or attitude, we can't be successful until we feel confident about who we are and what we're doing.� It's one of those cart before the horse things, since we tend to think that being successful will give us confidence.� In fact, feeling confident FIRST will allow us to experience success and the achievement of our goals.� Here are some ways to connect to the confidence within you. via positive-thoughts.typepad.com You can start your... Continue reading

Fox News, Paul Alster Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, center, speaks in front of the state-run TV ahead of a military funeral for troops killed in an assault in the Sinai Peninsula, as he stands with army commanders in Cairo. (AP Photo/MENA, Mohammed Samaha) (The Associated Press) Once again, a government is considering building a wall along its border with Gaza and destroying tunnels it claims Hamas uses to conduct terrorist attacks – but this time it is Egypt and not Israel. via azzasedky.typepad.com Continue reading

George Rebane There’s a major and potentially harmful debate about the function and effect of quarantine in securing America against the ingress and spread of Ebola.� It all spins around a significant misunderstanding of duty and volunteerism, primarily suffered by our politically correct cadres. Everyone agrees that Ebola must be stopped in its African hotzone, and that requires the massive help from developed countries – mostly America and the EU.� Most people (although not so many in our federal government) understand the ability of Ebola to infect in its asymptomatic and symptomatic phases.� Few at policy making levels in government... Continue reading

What is Love?By Susan Polis SchutzLove Love is the strongest feeling known an all -encompassing passion an extreme strength an overwhelming excitementLove is trying not to hurt the other person trying not to change the other person trying not to dominate the other person trying not to deceive the other personLove is understanding each other listening to each other supporting each other having fun with each other.Love is not an excuse to stop growing not an excuse to stop making yourself better not an excuse to lessen one's goals not an excuse to take the other person for grantedLove is... Continue reading

The Billings Gazette apologized on Friday for its 2008 endorsement of Barack Obama for president in an editorial titled “Gazette opinion: Obama earned the low ratings.” The Gazette said it missed George W. Bush and the “good ol’ days when we were at least winning battles in Iraq.” ADVERTISEMENTADVERTISEMENT via www.foxnews.com Continue reading

Charles Krauthammer said Thursday on “Special Report with Bret Baier” that June's favorable jobs report proves that conservatives were right in the debate over extending unemployment benefits and that "you can't keep the American economy down forever." The Labor Department reported Thursday that the unemployment rate has fallen to to 6.1 percent, down from 6.3 percent in May. This was due in part to the addition of 288,000 jobs in June. President Obama touted the news at an event in Washington noting “we've now seen the fastest job growth in the United States in the first half of the year... Continue reading

An Illinois woman who took her fight against one of the nation's most powerful unions all the way to the Supreme Court and won, said all she ever wanted was to care for her ailing son. Pam Harris, the lead plaintiff in the landmark Harris v. Quinn case, in which the high court ruled people who care for loved ones in their home can't be compelled to join the Service Employees International Union, said the ruling was a victory for her son Josh, who suffers from a rare genetic disorder. ADVERTISEMENTADVERTISEMENT via www.foxnews.com Continue reading

Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson dodged pointed questions Sunday about whether the tens of thousands of Central American children who have recently entered the U.S. illegally will be deported or allowed to stay. His responses on NBC’s “Meet the Press” and those of other Obama administration officials about what exactly they will do about the estimated 50,000 children who have entered the U.S. illegally in recent months are being characterized as ambiguous, as officials try to secure the U.S.-Mexico border. Johnson said everybody who crossed the border faces a “pending” deportation proceeding but also repeated recent administration talking points about... Continue reading

So outrageous were the allegations that the usually subdued and sharia-compliant British authorities initiated an investigation into the charges that devout Muslims covertly sought to “Islamize” the public schools in the UK. The bombshell was dropped last month in a leaked letter, describing an operation purportedly named “Trojan Horse.” According to Andrew Gilligan in The Telegraph, the jihad ringleader of the Trojan Horse plot constructed and implemented a “detailed blueprint for the radical ‘Islamisation’ of secular state schools.” The plot was so severe that a number of UK schools now face “special measures,” which is the British term for (at... Continue reading

“‘One Nation Under Allah’: The Islamization of American Public Schools,” Breitbart, April 29, 2014 Endless concessions and accommodations to Islamic demands only give way to more demands for even more Islam, as shown in the recent blockbuster revelations of an Islamic takeover of UK public schools. What is less well known is the same kinds of things are happening here in the United States. So outrageous were the allegations that the usually subdued and sharia-compliant British authorities initiated an investigation into the charges that devout Muslims covertly sought to “Islamize” the public schools in the UK. The bombshell was dropped... Continue reading

George Rebane The Red Chinese and their People’s Liberation Army are hacking American corporations for designs, trade secrets, and business plans -�imagine that.� Well, our AG Eric Holder did just�that recently, and decided it was time to put his foot down and fight crime wherever it was found.� He actually indicted five PLA officers for being bad guys and put their names on the FBI’s most wanted list for “economic espionage and trade secret theft”.� I understand it’s bad for your blood pressure to hold back impending massive guffaws, so I didn’t even try.� And I’m sure that the Chinese... Continue reading

LEARN TO USE WORDS�of empowerment. If you say something enough, you believe it. If you believe something enough, it often comes true. No, I’m not talking about lottery jackpots here, but rather about how your beliefs have a huge impact on your destiny. If you believe you can’t do it, then you’re right, you can’t. It doesn’t matter what you eat or how much you exercise because “I can’t do it” is the most consistent self-fulfilling prophecy in the world. I talk to people all the time who tell me, “I just can’t do it. If I could lose ten... Continue reading

Imagine yourself to be the type of person you want to be , and then�� be it. You may have to let go of some bad habits and develop some more�� positive ones, but don't give up - for it is only in trying and�� persisting that dreams come true. Expect changes to occur, and realize that the power to make those changes comes from within you. Your thoughts and actions , your choices and decisions , and the way�� you spend your time determine who you are and who you will become. via positive-thoughts.typepad.com Continue reading